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'''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''' is the prequel to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and is also the first ''Halo'' novel to be published. It was written by [[Eric Nylund]], and published on October 30, 2001.<ref name=xbox.com2> | '''''Halo: The Fall of Reach''''' is the prequel to ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', and is also the first ''Halo'' novel to be published. It was written by [[Eric Nylund]], and published on October 30, 2001.<ref name=xbox.com2>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/spotlight.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''Game Worlds in Written Words'']</ref> | ||
The novel was reportedly finished in seven weeks<ref name="xbox.com2" />, eventually becoming a ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestseller with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=xbox.com3> | The novel was reportedly finished in seven weeks<ref name="xbox.com2"/>, eventually becoming a ''Publisher's Weekly'' bestseller with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the United States and United Kingdom.<ref name=xbox.com3>[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo2/spotlight2.htm '''Xbox.com''': ''First Strike Author Eric Nylund Q&A'']</ref> | ||
==Story Synopsis== | ==Story Synopsis== | ||
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Critical reception to ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' were mostly positive, though with a few negative comments. Gene Park, from ''Game Critics'', stated that it "...exceeds expectations by being an intelligently written and well-paced story with enough imagination to improve on the original Halo mythos."<ref>http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/report/halofallreach/page02.php</ref> Many reviewers praised Nylund's writing skill, saying that it was "solidly written" and had many "vivid" details. | Critical reception to ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' were mostly positive, though with a few negative comments. Gene Park, from ''Game Critics'', stated that it "...exceeds expectations by being an intelligently written and well-paced story with enough imagination to improve on the original Halo mythos."<ref>[http://www.gamecritics.com/feature/report/halofallreach/page02.php '''Game Critics''': ''Halo: Fall of Reach'']</ref> Many reviewers praised Nylund's writing skill, saying that it was "solidly written" and had many "vivid" details. | ||
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*The book says that the [[Pillar of Autumn]] has a command chair, but in Halo: Combat Evolved there is no chair. | *The book says that the [[Pillar of Autumn]] has a command chair, but in Halo: Combat Evolved there is no chair. | ||
*Along with the new cover, the book is also going to be updated with new content. <ref>http://kotaku.com/5543023/halo-novel-trilogy-to-be-republished-with-updates-new-content</ref> | *Along with the new cover, the book is also going to be updated with new content. <ref>[http://kotaku.com/5543023/halo-novel-trilogy-to-be-republished-with-updates-new-content '''Kotaku''': ''Halo Novel Trilogy to be Republished with Updates, New Content'']</ref> | ||
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